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. IPESI'iIIA Si Ea SESSIONS., Yesterday the Sessions for the city. of Westmin ster commenced I , efore Wm. 114.1NWARIN(h F. 34 an d a j-knon of. Magistrates. . IVjiltant Freeman and William - l Casey pleaded guilty to an indictment prefetreu against than for di , orderly houses _in the parish of. St. Mar tin. It appe d that they had quitted their obnoxi ous tenem:tntS, and iti consequence of their expres sions of contrition, they were ottiy sentenced to seven days un; , risonmenr. _ Henry It right was fined (13s. 4d. for assaulting John ,l'hotnpbon, artificial Hower 7 maker, of Ta‘ is t ,ck-street, Covent-garden.. • The next person trivd was a .gentleman named Patrick Davey O'Shaughn4ssfy, tortueily a reSpeei., able shoemaker in St. Jamests-stnet ; Out in conse quence of becoming iosoltem,.was constrained to take ihe benefit of the Insolvent Act, and is, of course, not in very flouri,bing circumstanced. He stood indicted for violently assaulting Robert Smith, on the 7th of November List, at a public -house in Crown-c.:urt, Pail-Mall. The prisoner appeared at the bar supported on cruiche,. Mr. Smith,. the prosecutor, stated, that he was formerly a green-grocer, and that the defendant dealt with lam tor sottie yesrS; - but broke fifteen . pounds in hi. ,debt, -having first giyun a bill tor the aptotint of his accr , unr, which he negleLied to pie, and which . lte, the plaintiff, ti as obliged to take up. On the day specitiwd in the ihdidinent, WittleoS was walking Pall-Mall, and - observed the Arlen ant, but cid not take any &twice of him. He then --went ',tic) the public-house in Crown -court, kept by Mr. M‘Gawran, to whom he mentioned the circurn bliMlCC of his having mt:t the - defendant ; and also observed, that he wished never to have any call to him, float the dishonour.lne manner in w [fob he had acted. ' While he ,was . speaking, the.detendant came in; when Mr. M'Gawran reinaiked, that " . here came the man of v. hymnthey were peak ing !" The detendant instantly pounced .upon the planititi, and seizing him by the neck, twist e d his necheichief uch a manner as altilost to suffiicate him ; observing, at the same time, that if it Was not for the law, be would ram his List -down Hi throat, and then struck him several unmerciful blows on the face. Flom this dangerous .situation wt.ness was rescued by the Litioloid, vho, with some difficulty, extricated him. from the furious • grasp of the deten.lant. Mr. ALLEY, C. , un.el for the defendant, then— cross xatnihed the witness as lobo% s Q. To what reason do 7.)u ascribe the violence of the dett , hd.int ?--A. I bupposo. when he heard that I had been talking of, ',inn, he knew I had no thing to sa) good of him, amt was therefor , : resolved to to recinge of nae withou; kn , iwing fir what. (..4. d d you not ret rim tiie blow; of the de. , lenlant hadt , ot pc:•A er to do so: Q. Why yon Inuit have been very much hurt ? A 1 was exactly !the a man that wuc hanged and cut dawn. Q. Hive you ever experienced the sensation of bvigln , ?—A. Ni ; 1 can't say I have. Q. I see the .delelictint is. very lame ; has he not lost ilia 01 one min can ; l tlt ; but I know I felt the etfeas of Loth. . Mr - M‘G.c.vran Was next examined; be corrobo rated tlar test.inony of ible prosecutor, and dek•osed, that the defendant ran off ,without his ti ig, stvear ing: he would prosecute the whole• kit of them fora robt:ery. What bccime the wig he - knew not,. but . he saw an Lilt barrow-woman pur. sue . :the defendant, .calling ua him to Like his wig ; but whether ahe suceeded in her sulictations or MA he Could not tell, •. Mr. ALLEY made a vary ingenious defence fur his client, contt-nding thit the I laiwiti was the first ag greisor, a ttd struck the defendant a blow on the face betore-he resented it. This he obs,r:ed, he could prove, by :n witness who saw the fad. He then called the witness to "vhoni be alluded but he was noli.-.li'diappilitited on ex:nnining find, that Ile corroborated the tes.nnony of all the persons who Ltd been questioned in behalf of the prose- '''Mr. NlAN‘VARlltiCisurnmi)ned up the evi dence, and tilt! Jury, withuulhesitation, returned a verditt ut—Guilly. . After some deliberation, Mr../VlAmwAnrNo ad dressed the Court, and observed, that himself and his brother Magisrrates were, at a loss how to act, under the circutnstances of the present case. From the.pri.oner be , ng insolvent, it would be useless to irlpose such,a fine on him as the aggravated nati.re of Ins.offi-oce deser% ed. They wete therefore re du,.ett to the net.essity of plssing a sentence, of im prisonment, which, twin the apparent ill health of, the prisoner, conli ,not be so severe as his miscon duct merited He then addressed the . prisoner, avid inf .rmed hint, that the Court_sentenced him to Two Months Imprisonment. The'f;rii.ner then shortly addressed the Court as firlgivs:—" Mr. President, I hive to retwu you my thanks for the patient hearing you have given my wesecUtois, ilotwithstandiug titey are perjured. °ciao; with much eloquence, has told you the real st.ite. of tti facts, and I lee! myself much iiidelated tor 'his exertion , . I must also express my graiitule tor tjw lenity shewn to an auld man like myseli, seventy .one years of age, in only senclingine• t o ri s o:t.t o r t'wo in Jails bless you all! -17th Gut end of an auld man's blessing will do lion. nu balm !" Here Mr. Justice NAnp.s remarked, that the pri- Aoner should take care rind condua himself with due resveCt to the Cour!, as they had the power to ex tend the term of- his coutinetnent,4 they thought • proper. Mr. ALLEY, on behalf of the prisoner ; observed, that he meant nothing disrespectful to the Cottrt. The prisoner, in cpptinuation, declared, that nothing could be further from his wishes than to in suit the Beneh.—A.hbough he was a broken shoe maker •he knew better than logo beyond his last— "ne sutor ultra yr - epic/am" He. hoped,.; however, the. Court would send him to some corVortable where his health would not be sacrificed to the un -11,1 prosecution 'of his enemi es . ikle was then . . wasi red to the care of a jailor. 4 • LQNDON: Printed by RICHARD HARRIS, of No. 4, Nlardett-con-rt. 1 1, 0 w-street t and Prblished by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCR( PpS, s o uth moiton.street,Grorrenor 'qua-re At the SeNsOlvicii, No. IT, Strand, wbcre ddpolisernents t Qrcters for the Paper., ketters,for the Editor, kc. (pott-paid), must be achiregsed. the tippet wards topmpliated to the fermles ;here . glazed, and those of the lower one in which the Pi greater number is confined were open, having iru" bars only ; we requested Mr. Wtliiatn Bex,• the Surgeon - of the prison, to report to us is writ•ing his opinion of thestate of the gaol, are what inconveniences he-has experiencyd in the conrs 4 of his pradice there, p‘itikubirly to state bi opiti:on with respect to the glazing the .Wintlo. in tiie p:1 - son ; and be having rnade.that report, e 1, 8 :e an nev,cl the same for the intortualion of thi s Coto mince. And_ upon seriously e , ti.sidering the 5..; ,6 we,t,plly agree theiewiiii, and•do plrticutirly retool'_ mend the modes pqinted out by hicu with r c; ,:pe2tl to the windowS, to be adopted, by Venett4)lr' shutters er casements hung within-side the wodir. covered will] strong carouch paper, ‘vitich may t openedin the day-time. at the ylea,tire, of the pet' soners, and closed at night so as to ex. Jude the tve t and cold. And with respect to those parts of th o , e prison appropriated to the =de criminais„. ra opitiidu, that though at thi s ti me ti Space allo:tt;" to them is' very consich rabic, there ere.tittles, titularly at. the approach of :almost ,evcry . when they have not the tequisite accomittolLicol and we conceive that in the event of a peace, h ko; be totally inadequate to themunter to be expecte/ and the most serious ill constluences ran-t be er prehended therefrom: . . . - That in the course of our examination 61 the prig son, we Observed one of the great causes of crowded state of the goal, arose from the nun of persons confined there who had received serie , " " Or transportation, and whi:h we conc4re woolJ greatly relieved it more frequent drafts were itiP` m for sending the to' the pin.. of their destindtioot 'r 1 ) 4 to gime' oilier place or co,:finttineni,. from the women. .Io Septerob last there seventy-two men and forty-rabbi w6O)-; , 11 v ll had ceived sentence Of transportation i ll confined the pt ison, some of whom, had received their s° l' tense more than twehe :months previously, upon inquirr.we loupd the greater parser tt were under the constd , ::ration of his Majo,t) mercy. • • , That we also observed sundry Prison( rs cot 4ll- 85 there as lunatiLS,re4;ht of ,whom- are:, eliteiel such, and tour ut them not en er,d,. Out who become §o subsequently to their trial. We deeply impreFsted., with not only latuentable 6 j tuation of those di,tressi;ig .objects iii a crovvv - 4 Prison, but the apparent inhumanity of expo'' / . 0 them W the constant sport and ridicule of char)aers as are there - confined; and we cont e i b l i4 some strong representati on s h ou ld be m.lde Majesiy's Government, for a separate place of ; ',e; u. finemeut .to be proVi:led• for such Persons, prQper care ally be bestowed on,thein, i impos,ible can be done in the gaol of Newgaie. ['Co be Continued.] cf l ETONtOLLEG e.—The young Gentle me n edace r , at this Serninziry have purclid'a most snpert) s e , e! , l, vice of plate, tor .the,purpose of preenti,•g ttr t* late Head Master, Dr. Goo.iail, Eton, 26 testimmii:ll of tly e ir' res pod an d ,sr atittl . : w to the indelatigaWo zeal he dis: t , !:tyed on till sioris 'for their acitaifeefi.tent and welfare.. The vice consists of an el4ant silvervaso, and vers, with the following inscription on each, ffi w le suciently establishes the estimation of Ow of this Geutleman among hif: tare. pu t ,;; :-- Rekie re roll) irr• - • .* lOSEPIIO t. T. P. cpsa kg ; ensis Prxpostto Nuper Intormatort, ." " "Ob reconditam 'ejus Morumque suaviture expolitdm • • Vodttinatt Ob miram in juventute' sibi Cenciliattdi, docenda, excolenda Felicitatern, . Hoc ARGENTUM, Observanthe et Amoris . ergo, • SUPIAIOAUM CLASSIUSUALLTNItir, Iglo. it 4l The arms of tln worthy Dot or are also eng" and the ornaments are very; neat. The wor l T, j s.i . Ahlp reflects great credit on M essrs . Geer; an t d r . 6 ; Ludgate-street. The plate cost upwards of 3 54 neas, which was raised by a substaiptioo ail 0" s: holars. " • • . IVAI*4. , oaevatalitaet ? Iti6r U. r y" Arrivedy-the deta Mar, Disdeir, riah, and about sixteen ;ail of vessels rbe I aw aiLa P a c tj j Sailed—the Fort• Williarn, ;Parsons, for ; Squorel, Mowbutn, tor Vienna 4f 1 1 !CI I .). , • I I . ! . .. - . .On Tuesday last. a t E v i ngtop , i n K ent, t h e 14191 c ' John C. 1 - 10nywood, Bart of a Daughter. , ildS t° On Viektit.2.s,lay l'abi, at 11: A hohse tu T iathrenesL - the I,,dv of.Wiliiti'm W. Prirsuot.t. , Esq. (.0' a „'____,..--- e ti 4 On Monday last, at Tatinington Church, Mr. 1,1, Wapping, lu 11r,5 Glover, ot rinrungt • On•Tuettcli4 /i4tking Chtirch, 14 eti•en-"L' of the Rgyal 4itv i , t o Azii R. A. il..eains, of , Yestercty; (Ihurch; Covent .g,,"1"%, t. Chi 1i gnse'Baron tre , S teiget, xitilierne. , . in SNVlrier4'' MiSS;tlg 1 ;0144, cianghter of Ftgjnin 'l - aster., ford, Lodge, - sex : - did ilan*stead Et..qA to"Nhis glaria - I.3ufnx,' hoth ot !lamp Yesterci4y, ac the Church of St. Geor);e, Henry Dixon, Member of the. Roy CUlki,. and 'late' Apt;thecary 'to the BtOornshury " • Wilson, 'otiliovlirghttn, nearalait, , n; Yoikz-ilo• Lately, at etnsterclatti, the Rev. A. At.lJ,to,-,11, t" Mclvii, dayghtetor Francis nlelvii, E , t4 ..(); that . On the 3cth of ' ; Nosembet laSt, at Patna, in t.hc L dies;' Bethia,* the wile of the Rev. - W . . A. KearinA: , At Raifelagn. near Dublin, l'harles*Robert dan,„eldest'sbo• of.the late Charles frantis andnepliew . to the Right Hon. I , on Wednesday oiyit; in the Fourth year of her ag e. 'otit' InUana; daUghter,or the Rev..Williain Groves, ot let Thee . same day, at Chelsea, Marianne, the infant Ca of U. Prete,' fisq. • . s q' YeSierglitYi:the:infant daughter of William Moore , poOorb'.connsons,. . About:a week since, at his lodgings in town, Mr', . i,ce Wells, Manager antthe N'i• part Proprietor of rote '‘" I d PRICE 01- .NIOCAS YISTERDAY, Bank Stock, 260 i . India Stock, 483 b t 44 Navy s per Cent 99; k India Hornig, .225. Pr' 4, Irish 5 per Cent. Excheq.4itis, 4s. 7 5 * r 4 per Cent. 85 iI- . ()annum, f i pr. per C eta. ii.ctl. 7o i I I mperial . 3 per carbl* i 1 3 per Cent. Cons. 69 i i Cons. for Opening: 7 • Bank L. Ann. :8 i 9.l6ths J cb te, ti, di ; ac STATE giotkralsoNs. Mayor. A COMMON. COUN et L, holden in the Chamber of the the Guildhall ot the City . ot Londuti. un Wednesday, the sth day of tune, 1813. The Committee for General Purposes dici this day deliver into this Court, d iteport in writing ,1.111(1c1 their hands. on Sir Kiehard publication, in relation to the Prisons within this City; which Was read, and the consideration thereof 'adjourned ; and it is Ordered thy the, said Report be printed, And d COpt:thgreot; sent to every Member. ot - this Court. wooDT tio PE. To the Right Honourable the LORD MA YO R. ALDE K- M N and COM i 1 ,19 NS, of the e Icy of London, in Cum- mon Council aqxmoied. . We, whose names are hereunto subscribed of your Corn. mince tor general purposes, to whom it was referred on the 21st day of tune last,. to examine into the allegations con iii a publication by Sir t(ichard Phillips,' Kitt. late one of the Sherith of this City and County of Middlekx, ad. dressed to the Livery of London, relative to the State of the dill:fLin Gaols of this City, and the lees talon by the re spective Keepers, and to rep,art •ut' opinion thereon, do cer tify, 1 hat we referred the same to a Sub- Committee, ,woo have accordingly made a Report to us, which we have 6su3- ed to-be hereunto annexed , and as far as the inquiries ut that Sub-Committee have gone, t hey found the said pablicat ion of Sir Richard Phillips to nave., been correct ; and we unani mously agreeing with the Sub- Coniurt tee in their said Re., port, subhut the same to the judgment ut this Honourable • Court. Dated this 16th day of May, iSro. • Ino. Pullen Wit. Child I. lacks J. R. Niander Iciciiii I.)aw • Win. Rawlins ltobt. IVattlinlan Jonathan Delver Char. A bridge Sainuei 1 hutilas tames Brooks win. Om. R ec ves botnaa bell Edw. W I.tii I no. Ord Jacob BOA. 1110. riamman _ TO THE WORSHIPFUL. COMMITTEE FORCE. NERAL PURPOSES. We, w hose tiatimes,are heteuuto subscribed of year Sub-Conaanttee, to whom it was refe.red to Like into consideration the Order of Re ere-nee Iron, -tile Court of Common Council of Lie 21 s. of J one lasi, to examine into the allegation, contaitteo in 'f,.c:fon licci:ion by Sir Rici , aru iaie one of the Sheriffs of this city. and county ot dressed to the Lively o. LWIO , II, relative to ,he state of the diffeic,,t.Gaols ot (ins City, cud the .1( e, .taken by the respactive Ikeepers, at.o mu report our opinion.thereon ; do certay, Tom mu oiet.r tome cau.,iiy to carry into (A,vm,Altmoo the of Lie Court, .reapplied to NlatL,cw Woucl, E,q. and John Atkins, E,q. Sheriff's, for ih(it perwissioo to view the Prisons, and to make such toquiries a- olio be dee tied necess try; with Which• request ilia Geo tlemen immediately complied, and imoriwa us by tter, that they had given uirections t i the he. of the several Goals to ibis City, cotinoed to i.io it care, to attend us whenever tve mie,bt think proper to view the same for the purpose* 01 our ,try. cioailied with this. authority, We proceeded to' the gaol. of NeWgate (without any prevtouS notice whatever to the Keep , rs) conceivin4 tica Prison caned for our earliest andittoost serious iSite4ll.io4l. WC fon:id Mr. Sohn Addison Newman, the Keeper, at' hone, and %Vete attended t.y ban and firs Cork, when we inspeded the said la pion; and made sucu inquiries relating to the a, eianniodai ion, fixed re- gulations, and the acct ot ot fees of the prism), to gether with the use ot irons, as appeared to Its best adaiited to obtain the object of our iuvestia. , ion, and A& Lich visit we afiewards repealed at several times. From ow examination it appeared to us that the gaol of Newgare y upon its pitheni conSirilcri,n, is by no means equal to the ac‘ommodation ikpl f ed' for the ayes .igr number of prisoners confined there in, particularly in that part approriated' for fanale criminals : and in September Sessions List, there were 515 prisoners, 182 of w nom were demors - ; tut' Mr. Newman has known (white Mr. Alterman was keeper) 1000 prisoners to hive been confined at one time in that gaol ; .aird.in the years f XB9, and -1790, there were from 8 to 900. lu trines of peace taere is a far greater number of prisoners than in periods of war; but the average ,number during the war, is horn 4 to 500 ; and at particular limes, such as the commencement of the different bessi,ins, they considetauly exceed •that propot Lion. Nevvgate will conveniently accommodate oaiy 490 prisoners, viz. 300 male and 80 tcnsale criminals, wish 94 male and ferryile debtors; but the great space of ground upon which than prison stands, may be rendered capable of containing a gre-aier noinner by alloy+ ing a more &qua' pr , . , r oortion of .room: fur each prisoner indiscriminately. That during the time of war; it frequently hapa pens there ate as many female criminals as male; and in September Sessions Darr, there were out of 333. cr.rnwals, 160 females, alio tiro accommodation in the p:•ison being only calculated for 80 females, the Keeper had no oilier resource than that ()lap. propriating a part of the male bide for the females, after the men were locked up, and removing theta back again to their own side, preVious to the cloths of the men's Wards being uul.lcked for the day, which was attended with wed i.wonvenience acid difficulty, and great distress was fievertheleis ex- perlenced during the day, from so wini females being necessarily compelled to be together in the confined space allotted for them. That from the present appropriation, of the'several yards and wards .of the Gaol, although at, present and between the times of holding the 44.:0M0n5, con sidutrable accommodation is afforded toe male cri minals as to space, Mr. Newman stated, he could not separate the ur convicied from the conyiaed, • however, trifling the cause of the confinement of the former, or however great the crime. for which the latter is sawing puntshment,with the exception . of thoie who have received sentence of tietch, • and' Who are confined by. themselves; in a part of the 'prison dendminated the Press-yard; and notwith standing the great space allotted to the Male ciiini nals, yet for wshort. tune previous to and during the Sessions their number is frequently greaser that, can possibly be accommodated in that prison. That having examined Mr. Newman with re sped to' the Debtors confined in Newgate, he . stat.' ed, the number at presentcotifirred there was far too great for the space allotted to them, and he ex pressed' considerable doubt of any pradical benefit resulting to that description of Prisoner, from any possible altekation or regulation of the presenLGaol, on account of many preferring Newgate, even in its present state, to any c ther Prison, who therefore do .not tale those steps which would remove them to more connortable places of confinement'; -arid-, that if any eillargement was to take place in that of the Prison s he conceives more Prisoners wokild be induced to temain t here.' Mr. Newman further represented to us,• that in the necessarily confined stale of. the Prison, levers and other contagious disorders were always to be ap prehended; ,but eery possible precaution is taken for their prevention, by frequently washing the several yards by the means of leathern hose; .and by lime-washing the diilerent_ wards and walls, and by, frequent fumigations' of Vitriolic acid and nitre, with tar-water or vinegar. Notwithstanding, when . the numbers exceed six hundred, fevers and other disorders make their appearance, which, without great care and attention, would be attended with serious and dangerous consequences to the health of the Prisoners, and ultimately to the health of the Metropolis. On the subjea of irons, we find they are put on every person when delivered as a Felon into the custody of the Keeper of- Newgate ; and Mr. New man- stated, that the use of irons is absolutely ne cessary for safe custody, -inasmuch as • it would be iinpossible for the Keepers to know the Prisoners without them, particularly when newly committed to their care, especially_ whilst .strangers are indis- Criminately admitted to visit the Prisoners during their confinement : but that if strangers were pro , hibited from mixing with-the criminals,. Mr. New man 'conceives. irons would not be so necessary. Under the present regulations he has not the, power of excluding strangers, except in cases of carer gencv, and when any escape is apprehended, he is under tie necessity of locking bp all Velsons wneiher visitors or otherwise, ntril a strict examina tion has taken place, and the apprehension is re niove,l. That in the present mode of taking the Prisoners t wh..,a so many are ordered by the Court , o be bro , glif up at one time, irons are also abs-lutelv necessary, it being otherwise difficult for the Keepers to (11,4 ingukh and take-care of their 'Prisoners, innoiig so many persons AR are usually as •sembled. in a:.d 'bout the passmg,s ai , d ,the Court during the Sessions. many of whom are friends and • aerplai sauce of. the Pri-onets, Who, would doubt , heir escape if a favourable opportunity offered. nut that t , five or six „only were brought up at one :ime. h ckineetves irons not be n - ces;.ry,‘ . wodlit then be not at all used , for the Prisoner the time of his Trial. Th..t no muney u hat, e th. r in tee,or other wise is taken to his kno‘k ledge fir not putting.trons.on the.Pri soiers, or tOr rerno,ing them when -in the Prison ; and l;.• concei, es it it were so, .and the Prisoner le6.va:ds make his escape, it wouldbe given in rvi,fence . against him (the Keeper) for a and he should sillier, accordingly.; but that ,he has Ito knowledge, of, money behig taken- for this indulgence, he belle es _the Under, kee'Pers do receive some gratuities fur what are de nominated indulgences. • That no , one however presumes to remove the Irons from any prisoner Without having his permis sion, and that he Usually grants thisindu;geoce to pri soners who have been some time in the Trison i and" are well known to the Keeper;: and who during the time of their confinement, have behaved them selves quietly and orderly, •in such a manner as to • warrant the risk he runs by so - doing, and that one.. of the conditions 'ot this indulgence is, that they' shenld assist eYery:'tnorniegiu cleaning out the Pd scouritie the floors. •_ ' That no alteration has taken place in the fees re ceived by the Keeper since the year) 72g. • And we find, that a number of-the fees are not paid by the prisoners themselves, particularly the tees of all criminals pardoned to go for soldiers, WhiCh are paid by Government ; and that it .some times happens a prisoner may , be detained after a • free pardon haw-been received, fcr not having paid the fees, (but never more than - two or three days) and whenever the Keeper \ cani ascertain that the non-payment of fees arises- frohr the pov e rty o f the party, he instantly remits them' and they are ' discharged; but. some convids, as soon as the pardon- is known to have ,been obtaitiN, notwithstanding the previous great: anxiety they have fell, _and the quiet and decent deportrhent with which they have conducted themselves, to in duce the Keeper when called upon to speak.well of 'their characters, and after the great troobie which is necessarily given to the Keepter in the commeniCa lions with the office of his Majesty's Secretary - of.l Sate fur the Home. Department; instantly set the Keeper at defiance, and/refuse to pay the tees; how. eVer capable' they or their immediate friends and connexions may be of . discharging them. And al-. though the tees are one of the , principal, sources - of the etnoluments of his office, Mn'. Newtnau ceives the remitting them to many of the prisonero at his discretion, enables him to execute, the, 01106' of his office in a lunch better manner and at a iesS-1 expence than he could f.otherA ise.• possibly do,' as"j many of the prisoners knowing that the Keeper C- - . 1 cisionally'reuita the-- tees, are induced, hush their I inability to •pay , thetn,. to behave -themselges in such[ a decent and orderly ananner,.toward , :; . the oilier .sowers and the keepers, -as may gain his fayour the hope of•his remitting them.; and by these moos he is enabled to make watchmen and gate-keepers in the internal parts 'of the pri,on of those :whose, behave themselves, without employing other persons. for that purpose. And, in point of profit, therKeeper would most assuredly prefer a fixed salary in lieu of . all fees whatever; but he conceives it would be:im possible to regulate and govern the gaol of .I\,Tetegate .as it is at presenrconstituted without taking fees, and having that - power and discretion in respeet to them that he now enjoys. That we,'your Sub-committee, are folly convinc ed of the . necessity Of enlarging the gaul,of gate, or ‘ of tnaking some ,very material alterations- therein, particularly in that part appropriated to the female critnieals ; and We conceive that the itleon-' venience may. be partially 'amended during the day,, by admitting the women to make use of the passage leading from the gaol to the bail docks, to which there is already a communication from 'the female side of the prison ; 'and no fear of an escape can'ex-, ist, if proper:fenceiare placed at the top of the ex terstal wail but during the night We see no means of remedying the inconvenience and danger, other than by removing them to other parts of the prison, or of greatly enlarging the space new allotted to 'theft; and having - observed that. the windows •of 'a 4